Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,749, James Paine Freeman, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Kans.) Freeman, James Paine N. 14, 749 Deborah
CONTENTS

13,975 P
Massachusetts James Paine Freeman
of Barnstable in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward of the Massachusetts line, for the term of One year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of July 1818 and sent to Abner Davis Esq r Barnstable Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819. 83 43   Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep 1819. 48.00   10 Mo 94 30 31 $131.43 
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Oct. 12. 1820
Application sent to Abner Davis Esq r Barnstable Mass

Massachusetts 1,365-
See Recd Acc 239
Deborah Freeman, widow of James Perkins Freeman, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1816, and who died on the 1 st day of July 1832 - of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1832
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Oct 1832 and J. B. [blank] Barnstable, Sept 5
Arrears to the 4th of July - $ 100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 20.00
120.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
J. A. Elliot
Recorded by [blank] Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page 87.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Patriot St. I Andrew Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that James Blanding whose signature is affixed to the within Certificate is a Justice of the Peace in for said County. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this first day of August Eighteen hundred & thirty eight - A Bassett

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Bristol & town of Rehoboth July 30 th 1838 ... " A.D. (Seventeen hundred and ninety three) 1793. Married James Paine Freeman of Barnstable to Deborah Dole of Rehoboth, March (twentyfirst) 21 st " John Ellis clerk ...
Attest by me M. Wheaton, that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures ...
I by me M. Wheaton above named Depose and say, that I hold the office of town clerk in the town, County, and State aforesaid, and the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me,
Cyrus M. Wheaton clerk of the town of Rehoboth
State of Massachusetts County of Bristol ss, July 30 th 1838 - Sworn before me - James Blanding justice of the Peace

J. P. Freeman I am ex Parise Freeman y 6- 1/2 year Ward's Mapactt Resg.
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page] I am ex Parise Freeman y 6- 1/2 year Ward's Mapactt Resg.
Admitted
James Parise Freeman of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable ss. 11th March

I James Paine Freeman of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable Mass ts a resident citizen of the United States aged sixty one years set forth and declare on oath, that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution, that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support - that I enlisted into the first years service near Boston in January 1776 into Jonathan Allen's company and Col. Jon a Ward's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, and was on Dorchester heights till the British evacuated Boston, and was then marched to New York and was in Genl. Washington's retreat from New York city, and served out my year faithfully and was discharged at Peekskill, and delivered up my arms to the adjutant, but had no written evidence, nor other evidence now in my power excepting the affidavit of Isaac Lothrop, which is hereto annexed. —
James Paine Freeman
I Isaac Lothrop of lawful age testify and say that I saw the above named James P. Freeman in the service at Dorchester in 1776 frequently, having served there myself as a Militia man for about two months. I live in the same neighbourhood with him and have always known him, and knew of his enlistment into the service for a year, and knew very well of his return at the end of the year.
Isaac Lothrop

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Barnstable
ss.
On this 22 d day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared James P Freeman of Barnstable aged 61 years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."

Barnstable 10 February 27 th 1819
I am satisfied that the Applicant is in need of assistance from his country, for support.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James P. Freeman did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned acts of Congress.
Thomas B Adams Ch. Jus.

State of Massachusetts ss. County of Barnstable - - - - - (
On this eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, personally appeared before the Judge of Probate for the County of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts Deborah Freeman a resident of the town of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts aged seventy two years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," : That she is the widow of James Paine Freeman late of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary-war of America; that he entered the war at or near the commencement and continued therein till the end, excepting what time he was in prison: that he served a considerable portion of the time as a Fifer: that he was present and heard the first reading of the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia and continued his services, except when imprisoned, till peace took place: that he was in one or two engagements, and often heard him tell of the soldiers falling by his side, but does not recollect where, or under what Officers: that she has often heard him speak of being

taken and imprisoned for a considerable length of time, and whether he was in the naval or land service at the time of his capture she cannot recollect, but he was made a prisoner and afterwards exchanged : that he entered the service as a volunteer, and at the time of his entering he lived in Barnstable in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts: that she has no documentary evidence in support of his services, excepting what is now in the War Department at Washington: that he was a Pensioner under the act of Congress passed in 1818 entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and allowed eight dollars per month to his death: that she depends wholly upon the declaration of her husband and the evidence accompanying it, which is now in the Pension Office at Washington, on which he formerly drew his pension, for the proof of his services and refers the Department thereto: that after the death of said Freeman his pension certificate was left at the Pension Office in Boston in the State of Massachusetts: And that the most of the foregoing declarations, relative to the services of said Freeman, are founded on facts which he communicated to her in his life time, during their cohabitation.
She further declares that she was married to the said James Paine Freeman on the twenty first

day of March in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three: that before her marriage, she lived in the town of Rehoboth County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts & the marriage was there solemnized by the Rev. John Ellis: that her husband, the aforesaid James Paine Freeman died at Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts on the first day of July A.D. 1833 and she has not been married since to any other man: that she was not married to him prior to this leaving  the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninetyfour nor at the time abovementioned
Lebanah Freeman
On my oath of Massachusetts Barnstable J. on this day the day of September A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me the subscriber (Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Barnstable Lebanah  Freeman  above named ) Freeman above named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing decla- ration and subscribed the at her residence in Barnstable in said County, and I further certify that she is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend in Court Nymphas Marston-Judge of Probate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable ss -
I Timothy Read Register of the Court of Probate in and for the county of Barnstable hereby certify that John Symonds Mead is the judge of the aforesaid Court of Probate and that the within signature purporting to have been made by him is his genuine sig- nature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 11th Sept. A.D. 1838
Timothy Read Register
Application of Richard Freeman for Probate 1780
Freeman
at 1780 m 93 a. 33
adm 12 mo pr
40
No deduction
1780
Barnstable Mass

James Paine Freeman's Schedule of Property.
139 75
July 1817
Con 7.00
1820
Exh

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Barnstable ss. James Paine Freeman of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable.
On this Ninth day of August 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the said county of Barnstable aged sixty three years, resident in Barnstable in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of one year in Colonel Jonathan Ward's Regiment & Capt Jonathan Wells Company in the Massachusetts Line. and that he has received a pension certificate dated July 2d 1819 and numbered 13,975, in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 22d 1818. and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
The Right to improve one half of an old dwelling house one acre of Land, three seats in the Meeting house & eight acres of woodlands no wood upon it, during my natural life. Personal Estate, consisting of household furniture viz; 1 Desk, two tables & a number of old chairs, kettles for cooking & spoons, small looking Glass, one old plow Cow & pigs. My occupation is a labourer, I am unable to pursue it with much ability & benefit to support myself & family, by reason of a rupture in my body. I have a wife named Deborah aged 54 years, who resides with me and dependent on me for support who is now indisposed in body & has been in a feeble state of health for a number of years & for more than four years last past, has been under the care of a Physician & is now unable to do any work to support herself & me. Sworn to, and declared, on the ninth day of August 1820 James Paine Freeman before said Court.
Albin Davis, Clerk.
I, Albin Davis, clerk of Barnstable County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nine dollars income annually & twenty four dollars per annum. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day of August 1820.
Albin Davis, Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable.

I the subscriber, certify, that I have been acquainted with James Paine Freeman, and have been the Physician of his Family for more than thirty years; and I certify that he has been afflicted with an Hernia Inguinalis for more than twenty years, so that he has been unable to perform any hard labour during that time, and I further certify that his wife has been afflicted with a Lung complaint for more than four years last past, and has been able to perform but very little labour in that time, and has, for for a number of months past been confined to the house, and the greater part of the time to her bed, and there appears to be but a small prospect of her health being ever established.
Barnstable Augt 9 th 1820
John Davis

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Paine Freeman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan'y 1776 10 years Tipser Jonathan Allen Jonathan Ward Mass.   He was a prisoner at one time and was exchanged no details are given.  
Battles engaged in, one or two engagements no names stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barnstable Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 22, 1818. He was at
Residence at date of application, Barnstable Barnstable Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, place & date of birth not stated. He died July 1, 1839 at Barnstable Mass.
Remarks: He was born Feb. 21, 1793 at Rehoboth Mass.
Deborah (his wife) She was allowed pension on an application of Sept. 11, 1838 while a resident of Barnstable Mass. aged 72 years. There is no other family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

I Elijah Casmell of Plymouth in the county of Plymouth duly qualified to give evidence, do (testify) and say that James Paine Freeman was a soldier in the company commanded by Jonathan Allen, in Col. Jonathan Ward's Reg t in the revolutionary war; that I was with him in the service at Dorchester in Massachusetts until after the British evacuated Boston; And I do further say that after the evacuation of Boston by the British said Freeman marched to New York and was in the public service there, as a fifer in his company, until after General Washington's retreat from the city of New York, but how long after I do not remember
Elijah Casmell
Plymouth ss. May 7 th 1819
Then personally appeared Elijah Casmell and made oath that the aforesaid deposition by him subscribed is true before me
Isaac Dampier Justice of the Peace
I Ichabod Barden of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth do testify and say that I am now in the sixtieth year

fore me
To all whom these presents shall come
I Ichabod Barden of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth do hereby certify and say that I am now in the sixtysixth year of my age; that I was a soldier in Revolutionary army and enlisted into that service on or about the first day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, & entered the service at that time in Capt. Jonathan Allen's Company and Col. Jonathan Ward's Regiment, the Massachusetts line & I continued in that service near Boston till the British Troops evacuated Boston, & then marched to New York & was in Gen. Washington's retreat from New York City, & continued in said service the whole of said year 1776- and I further say that during all that time James P. Freeman of Barnstable was in the same service & same company & regiment as aforesaid with me from the beginning of said year to the end of the same when the term of our service expired; and said Freeman during the whole of said time was a Piper in said Company.
Middleborough May 26, A.D. 1849-
Ichabod Barden
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-
Mymouth p. May 26, 1849- Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace the above named Ichabod Barden to keep the peace within & for the County of Plymouth, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed; and I further certify that said Ichabod Barden is a man of good credit as to his declarations under oath, and his reputation for truth & veracity I have known to be unquestioned.

I Elijah Eastwell of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth duly qualified to give evidence, do (testify) subscribed; and I further certify that said Ichabod Bar- dow is a man of good credit as to his declarations under oath, and his reputation for truth & veracity I have not known to be questioned
Zeph. Eddy
Justice of the Peace as aforesaid
I Archippus Leonard of Wareham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawfull age do testify and declare, that I knew and was personally acquainted with James Paine Freeman in the American Army in the revolutionary War, and that he enlisted in the year 1776 into Capt. Jonathan Allen Company and Col. Jonathan Ward's Regiment in the Massachusetts line, and that he was a Sijer in s d Company and that he served more than nine months; and I the said Deponent belonged to the same Company with the said James Paine Freeman during more than nine months - and further saith not Wareham June 3 d 1819 Archippus Leonard
Plymouth ss June 3 d 1819 Then the above named Archippus Leonard personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him Subscribed. I do certify that the above Deponent is a man of veracity. Before me Benj m Fearing Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss:
I John B. Thomas, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for the said County of Plymouth, do certify, that Zebadiah Sampson, Zech Eddy & Benja Fearing, who hath signed the foregoing Dispositions of Elijah Gasewell, Ichabod Borden & Archippus Broward, as Justices of the Peace, are Justices of the peace within and for the County of Plymouth, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and full faith and credit, are due to their official acts as such; - and that the above are the signatures of said Zebadiah Sampson, Zech Eddy and Benja Fearing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto, affixed the seal, of our said County and subscribed my name at Plymouth the tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
John B. Thomas } Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Plymouth.

Plymouth May 7 1819
I hereby certify that Elijah Gasmell, the within named deponent, is a credible witness.
Isaac Gampson Jur. Paris

I Elijah Lewis Junior of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts at lawfully to give evidence, do testify & depose that I was acquainted with James Paine Freeman of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts, from the time of my childhood to the first day of July A. D. 1833 and that on that day the said Freeman died in the in the same house in which I then lived and I afterwards assisted in burying him.
Also that I was acquainted with Mrs. Deborah Freeman of the same Barnstable during the life of the said James P. Freeman: that she was the wife of the said James P. Freeman, that she is now living in the same house in which I now live and has not been married to any other man since the death of the said James.
Elijah Lewis Jr.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. August 10 th 1838 Elijah Lewis Junior made oath to the above deposition by him signed before me
Zeno Severy Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Elijah Lewis Jr. the above deponent is a person with whom I am well acquaint- ed and he is a man of credibility & veracity
Zeno Severy Justice of the Peace

I am now recently after appointments Barnstable ss -
I Timothy Reed clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Barnstable - and herein in my name aforesaid hereby certify that Lewis Scudder Esq. is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified and was so on the tenth day of August last and that I believe the within signatures purporting to have been made by him to be his genuine signatures
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 13 th September A.D. 1838
Timothy Reed Clerk

1785 [ Sept 22. Dunstable Ms. Sep. 17. 1838. July 7 Mass
Fill.
J. L. Edwards Esq Com d of Pension Washington City D.C.

Barnstable Mass. Sept 16. 1838 J. L. Edwards Esq. Comr. of Pensions Sir Please examine the enclosed papers of Deborah Freeman & make return to me I oblige you respectfully Dorothy Root

"Containing" was inserted, and "purporting to be a record" was interlined before this affidavit was signed or before the attestation.
I James Groat of Falmouth in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby and say that I am Clerk of the Superior Judicial Court, Court of Common Pleas and the Court of County Commissioners, within and for said County of Bristol - That I have a small book in my possession purporting to be a record of persons solemnized containing marriages of persons solemnized in said County of Bristol - The following is the record of one of said Marriages viz.
 "A. Seventeen hundred Ninety Three, married  "James Naine Freeman of Barnstable to  "Selvah Ide of Rehoboth March twenty first -  "John Ellis Clerk." 
That the above is a true copy of the record so far as relates to the marriage aforesaid, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record in full, Arabic figures as follows -
"A. 1793" (Here is the residue of said record to) "March 21."
I James Groat above named, do hereby say, that I hold the Office aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from a book in my possession, labelled "Marriage Records," "Began August 13 th A. 1787 with the exception above named -
J. Groat } Clerk as above mentioned.

- Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ristol p. August 1-1838 James Sprout made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed before me
Abner D. Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
ristol p. I. Amos D. Russell Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that Amos D. Russell whose signature is affixed to the above certificate is a Justice of the Peace in for said County -
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this first day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight A. Russell

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BOOKS
TOILET ARTICLES
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REIMANN DRUG STORE, MAIN STREET
BROWN DRUG STORE, WEST MAIN STREET
June 14, 1920
Rev. [unclear] 1
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir :-
For a Lady who wishes to join the D. A. R., I desire to inquire if there is any Revolutionary of James Freeman Jr., born in Orleans, Barnstable Co. Mass.
Thanking you for the information, I remain
Yours truly,
Edward J. Reimann

1920 July 13 Hist. So Edward R. Reiman
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14749 Deborah Freeman Widow of James Paine Freeman Rev. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 263
[Arrangement of 1870.]